day I caught up to him and did a little Q&A
with the prince of soul himself. His new
album, which was released October 2, is
a R&B classic so ladies and gentlemen go
cop that Trey Day, if you haven't already.
Long live the prince of soul Trey Songz!!!
right into it, what was a day back in
Petersburg, Virginia like for you as a
young buck?
5 of my homeboys were part of the in
crowd , so we were going to the hottest
spots every week, and when I found out I
was going to make it singing I didn't really
take school that serious, I just got grades
to get by but I graduated.
what age did you really discover the
singing bug?
graduated.
who actually took you under their wing
to get you professionally?
14 or 15. The first time I met him I had
to sing a song for him. I sang "Where I
wanna be" by Donel Jones. He was im-
pressed but what really threw him for the
loop was when I sang a song I wrote and
that was it. He spoke to my mom after that
and from there he helped me master my
craft to get me where I'm at today.
your transition from Virginia to New
Jersey?
some part of New Jersey but that wasn't
really a concern of mine. For me it was
about getting this music done, whatever
I had to do staying focused; I didn't even
go out.
getting down to the wire? Right before
you were about to get that deal?
demo unless someone asked for it. A lot of
labels started inquiring because I hooked
up with my manager who was Troy's man-
ager at the time and they said give them
about 10 songs and landed a deal shortly
after at Atlantic records.
you got your name?
songs every summer when I came
up to Jersey and I had about 6 or 7
songs. Someone sent my demo CD's
to me and it read, `Trey Songs' on
them. It's funny cause at the time I
didn't have a name. It was just Trey.
I thought to myself, `hmmmmm
Trey Songs, I am very involved with
the song making process from the
second it's created to the video.' So
I just thought it would be dope if my
name was Trey Songs, with a `z' at
the end of course.
signed your deal with Atlantic, did
you think about how you would
fit in with the cats that were out
there already?
have a deal! (Laughs) God gave us
Atlantic with Ahmet Ertegun. One
of the big bidders was DreamWorks.
Within two weeks of me signing to
Atlantic, DreamWorks folded. That
was a big sign that I was where I was
supposed to be.
album?
cause you have to please a lot of
people. I did about 16 songs but it
was a learning process. It still came
out came out the way I wanted it in
a way. It got a portion of me out to
the world.
album Trey Day, let's close it out
telling the people about your new
project?
Day, is definitely going to give an-
other side of me, and with `Wonder
Women,' being the lead single it's
bringing a whole new side you've
never seen of me.
for your time and it was a plea-
sure talking to you.
pleasure!